Ottadalen

Ottadalen
The Otta River at the town of Otta
Long-axis directionE-W
Geology
TypeRiver valley
Geography
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Coordinates61°47′40″N 9°17′53″E / 61.79435°N 9.29795°E / 61.79435; 9.29795
Location
Map
Interactive map of the valley

Ottadalen[1] (English: Otta Valley[2][3][4]) is a valley in the municipalities of Skjåk, Lom, Vågå, and Sel in Innlandet county, Norway.[5]

The Otta River flows through the valley. The Otta River begins in the municipality of Skjåk and flows into lake Vågåvatnet. Exiting Vågåvatnet at Vågåmo, it continues its journey through the valley, leaving the municipality of Vågå to meet the Gudbrandsdalslågen river at the town of Otta in Sel Municipality.[5]

Reinheimen National Park, which consists of much of the Tafjordfjella mountain range, includes the reindeer habitat in the northern part of the Ottadalen valley.[6]

Ottadalen valley

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  2. ^ Peppoloni, Silvia; Di Capua, G. (2015). Geoethics: the Role and Responsibility of Geoscientists. London: The Geological Society. p. 8.
  3. ^ Doré, A. (2002). Exhumation of the North Atlantic Margin: Timing, Mechanisms and Implications for Petroleum Exploration. London: The Geological Society. p. 105.
  4. ^ Lemmer, Gerhard; Frey, Elke; Rahe, Helga (2001). Norway. Basingstoke, UK: GeoCenter. p. 148.
  5. ^ a b Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (14 January 2020). "Ottadalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Reinheimen Area Mountains Guide". NorWaves.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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